JPH09185740A - Room entrance and exit controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a room entrance and exit controller easily selecting a specific function from many functions by means of few input means and executing the function. SOLUTION: A display part for displaying a present operating state is provided to select one function from among plural functions corresponding to the number of key inputting times and the selected function is displayed on the display part (ST5). Individual information for entrance and exit control is read from an IC card to collate whether the individual information coincides or not with a previously set entrance and exit condition (ST8) so that the locking/unlocking of an electrical latch is controlled according to the collating result and the selected function (ST10 and ST11).

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an entry / exit control device for controlling entry / exit such as locking / unlocking of a door by using an IC card, etc. Regarding the exit gate device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in an entry / exit control device, an input means such as a switch for selecting one of a plurality of execution functions is provided with one input means corresponding to one function. The execution function was selected by each input means indicating the desired function.

[0003]

As described above, the conventional room entrance / exit control device is provided with the input means corresponding to the number of execution functions for selecting the execution functions. In this case, since there are as many input means as there are execution functions, it becomes difficult to additionally provide the input means when adding the execution functions of the control device.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide an entrance / exit control device which can select a specific function from a plurality of execution functions by a simple operation method.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a room entry / exit control device in which a plurality of execution functions are assigned to one input means and a large number of functions can be executed by a small number of input means.

Furthermore, the present invention uses an IC card or a wireless card to manage entry / exit to / from each area and attendance at work.
Attendance by collecting attendance data (time recorder function)
For the purpose of attendance management.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, an entrance / exit control device according to the present invention has a display means for displaying a current operation state and one function among a plurality of functions.
Selection means for selecting according to the number of key inputs and displaying the selected function by the display means, and personal information for entrance / exit management from the information storage medium are read out, and the personal information is set according to preset entry / exit conditions. And an electric lock control means for controlling locking and unlocking of the electric lock according to the result of the comparison and the selected function.

Further, in the entrance / exit control device according to the present invention, the display surface is divided into a plurality of functions associated with each other, and selection keys corresponding to the plurality of related functions are provided in the vicinity of the respective divided display surfaces. , A plurality of selection means for selecting one function from the plurality of functions according to the number of times the selection key is input, and a plurality of selection means for displaying the selected function on the divided display surface; Personal information for management is read out, it is collated whether the personal information matches a preset room entry / exit condition, and locking and unlocking of the electric lock is controlled according to the collation result and the selected function. An electric lock control means and means for transmitting the personal information and information including the selected function to an external device are provided.

Further, the entrance / exit control device according to the present invention selects a function from the display means for displaying the current operating state and a plurality of functions according to the number of times of key input, and selects the selected function. Selecting means to be displayed by the displaying means, and an IC
Card, or personal information for entering / leaving room management is read out from an information storage medium including a wireless card, and it is checked whether the personal information matches a preset entry / exit condition, and the checking result and the selected function And an electric lock control means for controlling locking and unlocking of the electric lock according to the above.

Further, the entry / exit control apparatus according to the present invention selects display means for displaying the current operating state and one function among a plurality of functions in accordance with the number of key inputs, and selects the selected function. The display unit includes a selection unit that displays the personal information for attendance and attendance management from the information storage medium, and a unit that collects attendance and attendance data based on the read personal information.

Further, the entrance / exit control device according to the present invention divides the display surface into a plurality of functions associated with each other, and provides selection keys corresponding to the plurality of related functions in the vicinity of the respective divided display surfaces. One of the plurality of functions is selected according to the number of times the selection key is input, and a plurality of selecting means for displaying the selected function on the divided display surface, and an attendance control of the attendance management from the information storage medium. And a means for collecting attendance / leaving data based on the read personal information.

Further, the entry / exit control apparatus according to the present invention selects a display means for displaying the current operation state and one function among a plurality of functions in accordance with the number of times of key input, and selects the selected function. Selecting means to be displayed by the displaying means, and an IC
A personal information for attendance and attendance management is read from an information storage medium including a card or a wireless card, and means for collecting attendance and attendance data based on the read personal information.

Further, the entry / exit control device according to the present invention relates to entry / exit management such as entry and exit in an entry / exit management device having entry / exit management functions such as entry and exit and attendance management functions such as attendance and exit. A display unit having a display column for a plurality of items and a display column for a plurality of items related to attendance and attendance management such as attendance and leaving, and one of the plurality of items related to entry and exit management and the plurality of items related to attendance and attendance management The selection means for selecting an item and one item are selected according to the number of operations of the selection means, and the display area of the selected item is displayed in a display state different from that of other areas. It is characterized in that the item is displayed.

Further, the entry / exit control device according to the present invention is concerned with entry / exit management such as entry and exit in an entry / exit management device having entry / exit management functions such as entry and exit and attendance management functions such as attendance and exit. A display unit having a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns for displaying a plurality of items or a plurality of items related to attendance management such as attendance and attendance, and arranged in one of the row direction or the column direction of the display unit. And a selection key for selecting one of the plurality of display items in the row direction or the column direction, and one item of the plurality of display items in the row direction or the column direction according to the number of times the selection key is operated. Is selected, and the selected item is displayed by setting the display area of the selected item to a display state different from that of other areas.

[0015]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 3 is a system block diagram of an IC card entry / exit and entry / exit gate device according to the present invention. A system using the IC card attendance / leaving and entering / leaving gate device according to the present invention is a gate controller 1, an IC card game device 2 connected to this gate controller, and this IC
It is composed of an electric lock 3 connected to the card gate device. IC card 4 in the IC card gate device 2
The purpose is to control the electric lock 3 and collect attendance data by inserting the.

FIG. 4 is an external view of the IC card entry / exit / entrance / exit gate apparatus 2 according to the present invention. An IC card reader / writer and a wireless reader 12 are built in the IC card gate device 2. The IC card gate device 2 waits for the IC card 4 to be inserted into the gate device through the IC card insertion slot 13 or for the wireless card to be held over the gate device.

When the IC card 4 is inserted or the wireless card is held over, it is possible to perform a check according to the type of the accessed card and perform work for leaving or entering the room. As a result, the processing can be performed using both the IC card and the wireless card, and one gate device can process a plurality of types of cards. Further, depending on the operation method, it is possible to further increase the security level.

The ΙC card gate device 2 is connected to the electric lock 3, and by inserting the ΙC card 4 into the IC card gate device 2, the validity of the inserted IC card is checked, and the processing ends normally. This controls the electric lock and sends the result to the gate controller 1,
Further, the result is transmitted to the host system.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the IC card entry / exit and entry / exit gate device according to the present invention. The IC card gate device 2 has a CPU 21 for controlling the main body, a ROM 22 in which a control program is stored, a RAM 23 for storing entry / exit conditions and attendance / leaving data, a communication interface 24 for communicating with the outside, and an IC An IC card interface 25 for exchanging data with the card 4 and an electric lock interface 26 for controlling an electric lock are connected to the gate controller 1 via a communication interface 24 and an electric lock 3 via an electric lock interface 26. Connected and keyboard interface 27
Is connected to the keyboard 5, and the display interface 28 is connected to the display 6.

As the entry / exit control operation, the validity of the inserted IC card is checked according to the entry / exit conditions set in the apparatus, the electric lock is controlled, and the result is transmitted to the host system. As the operation of collecting attendance / leaving data, attendance / leaving data such as the employee number and the stamped date / time of the inserted IC card are recorded and further transmitted to the host system.

FIG. 2 shows an example of display means of the IC card entry / exit / entrance / exit gate device according to the present invention. FIG. 2A shows LC
This is a case where four function keys are arranged at the bottom of the D screen and two functions are assigned to one function key. In this case, the LCD display screen is divided into areas corresponding to the function keys F1 to F4, and the divided areas are further divided into areas so as to correspond to the two functions assigned to one function key. .

When a certain function key is pressed, it is displayed that one of the two functions displayed in the display area corresponding to the key is selected, and the same key is pressed. When pressed once, it displays that one of the two functions has been selected. When the same key is pressed again, it indicates that the function selected and displayed first is selected.

When another function key is pressed, it is displayed that one of the two functions in the display area corresponding to the pressed key is selected. At this time, it is possible to make the function assigned to one function key corresponding area a related function.

In the attendance / leaving and entering / leaving gate device, possible related functions include “attendance and leaving”, “going out and returning to the office”, “entering and leaving”, and “security and (security) release”. These are F1, F2, F3,
By allocating to the F4 key, it is possible to configure a screen as shown in FIG. 2 (c). With such a display method, it becomes possible to select one of the two related functions.

FIG. 2B shows another example of the display means.
Among the four functions, four function selection lamps L1 to L4 for displaying the selected function and a function selection key switch 14 are arranged below the function selection lamps L1 to L4, and the function is selected by these key switches.

When the function selection key switch 14 is pressed once, the function 1 display lamp L1 is turned on, and when the key switch is pressed again, the function 2 display lamp L2 is turned on. In this way, the corresponding function indicator lamp lights up until the number of pressing times is 4, and when the number of pressing times is 5,
Return to the lighting of the function 1 display lamp L1. With such a display method, it is possible to select a plurality of functions by the number of times the key switch is pressed.

FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing the basic operation of the IC card entry / exit / entrance / exit gate apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 6 shows another display screen example of the IC card entry / exit / entrance / exit gate apparatus according to the present invention.

The operation of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In the IC card gate device 2, when the power is turned on, the CPU 21 is reset and the memory (ROM 22,
The RAM 23) is checked and the hardware and software are initialized (ST1).

When the memory check and the initialization are completed normally, the IC card gate device 2 displays the initial screen (default) (ST2). The initial screen can be set by the administrator of the IC card gate device.

The IC card gate device 2 has an LCD (liquid crystal display) 10 as a display unit and a keyboard 11 as an input unit. Attendance / entrance / leaving gate device 2 includes “attendance”, “leave”, “return to work”, “go out”,
Eight types of modes can be considered: "entry", "leave", "security", and "cancel". By using the example of the display means shown in FIG. 2A, it becomes possible to realize the selection of these eight kinds of modes with a smaller number of key switches.

Here, a method of selecting a mode on the display screen by operating a key switch will be described by using an example of the display screen shown in FIG. A date / day of the week display area and a time display area are provided on the screen. In the time area, a dot display unit is provided in addition to the time display, and the blinking of the dot represents that the IC card gate device 2 is currently operating.

When the default display (ST2) is set to the attendance / leaving mode, "attendance" (FIG. 6 (a)) is displayed in the morning and "leaving" (FIG. 6 (b)) is displayed in the afternoon. After the initial screen is displayed, the IC card gate device 2 is in an IC card insertion waiting state (ST3).

Taking the key switch to which "attendance and departure" is assigned as an example, the reverse character shifts from "attendance" to "reverse" by pressing the key switch. It becomes possible to change the execution process by shifting the reverse display indicating the current process. In this way, even if multiple functions are assigned to one key switch, by selecting the function according to the number of times the key switch is pressed and indicating which of the multiple functions is currently being executed by the display. , The functionality of multiple keys is not lost.

If the security status is currently set, "security release processing" (Fig. 6 (c)) is assigned to the F4 key, and if the security gate is in the security release status, "security processing" and "entry processing" are performed. (Fig. 6 (d)), and in the case of an exit gate, "security processing" and "exit processing" (Fig. 6 (e)) are allocated. In this way, the display content may be changed depending on the current state.

When the ΙC card holder performs the currently displayed function, the process is executed by inserting the IC card 4 into the IC card insertion slot 13 of the ΙC card gate device 2. To perform a function that is not currently displayed,
The process is executed by selecting by a key operation and then inserting the IC card 4 into the IC card insertion slot 13 of the IC card gate device. That is, the IC card holder inserts the ΙC card 4 after selecting the contents of the process to execute the ΙC card gate device 2 by the key, and the process is executed.

By pressing the function key, the display in the display area assigned to the function key is changed, and the display shows that the key has been pressed. In this way, by displaying the key-pressed state, it is possible to change to a process other than the process currently displayed (ST5).

If the function key is pressed before the IC card 4 is inserted, the IC card gate device 2
The display unit 10 indicates that the function key has been pressed and displays that the execution process has been changed (FIGS. 6 (f), 6 (g), 6 (h), and 6 (i)). ).

Here, when the correction key is further pressed, Ι
The C card gate device 2 displays the default processing content screen (FIG. 6A) (ST6). Therefore, even if an operation is mistaken, by pressing the correction key, it is possible to always return to the default processing screen, and re-operation is facilitated.

The IC card gate device 2 is an IC card 4
Is detected, the insertion of the IC card is detected and the motor is rotated in the taking-in direction to remove the IC card.
It is taken into the C card gate device (ST7). In the IC card gate device 2, the inserted IC card 4 has its IC
It is checked whether the card gate device can be used (ST8).

If the check result is NG, various checks are executed as error processing, the error display content is displayed on the screen, and the motor is rotated in the ejecting direction to move the IC card 4 out of the IC card gate device. It is discharged (ST12). If the check result is OK, it is determined whether the currently executed processing content is processing relating to attendance / leaving management or processing relating to entry / leaving management (ST.
9). If the content of the current execution process is attendance / leaving management, attendance / leaving process is executed (ST10).

In the attendance / leaving process, the IC card holder's I
D, read the current date and time, write the date and time in the IC card according to the contents of the function, search based on the ID of the memory in the gate device, and set the date and time in the data that was obtained. , If there is no matching data, create a new one.

When the content of the current execution processing is entry / exit management, entry / exit processing is executed. (ST11). In the room entry / exit processing, when the expiration date check, entry / exit condition check, usage check, input PIN check, etc. are normal, the entry history etc. is recorded in the IC card, and the motor is rotated in the discharge direction. , IC card 4
It is discharged to the outside of the C card gate device and the motor is stopped (ST12).

After confirming the completion of the IC card discharge process, the IC card gate device 2 performs an electric lock / unlock process to monitor the unlocking time (a function to lock the door if the door does not open within the specified time after unlocking), unlocking. Door time monitoring (a function of sounding a warning until the door is closed if the IC card 4 is normally unlocked and the door is opened but the door is not closed within a specified time) is performed. In this way, by starting the electric lock / unlock process after confirming the completion of the E-card discharge process, it is possible to reliably prevent unauthorized entry and exit from the room.

Here, in addition to the IC card interface and the wireless card interface, an MS card interface and a finger verification interface are provided in the gate control device for entering / leaving the room and entering / leaving the room, and a corresponding reader (/ writer) is incorporated,
Or connect. As a result, it is possible to process multiple cards with one gate device, and it is possible to increase the security level according to the security level of the area that manages entry and exit, and entry and exit management for each area. It becomes possible to do.

[0047]

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an IC card gate device which is easy to operate for an IC card holder by allocating a function related to one function key or dividing the screen into display areas. . By providing multiple functions to one function key, the number of function keys can be reduced. By starting the electric lock control operation after the IC card insertion / ejection operation is completed,
It is possible to reliably manage the entry and exit of the card holder. By providing a plurality of personal identification means in the IC card gate device, it is possible to process a plurality of cards such as an IC card, an MS card, and a wireless card with one gate device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a basic operation flowchart of an IC card entry / exit / entrance / exit gate apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows an example of display means of the IC card attendance / leaving gate / entrance / leaving gate device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a system configuration diagram of an IC card entry / exit and entry / exit gate device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an external view of an IC card entry / exit gate entry / exit gate device according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 shows a block diagram of an IC card entry / exit and entry / exit gate device according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a view showing an example of a display screen of a gate-in / out gate for entering / leaving a work of a C card according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Gate controller 2 ... IC card gate device 3 ... Electric lock, 4 ... IC card 21 ... CPU 22 ... ROM 23 ... RAM 24 ... Communication interface 25 ... IC card interface 26 ... Electric lock interface

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A display means for displaying a current operation state, and a selecting means for selecting one function from a plurality of functions according to the number of times of key input and displaying the selected function on the display means. , The personal information for entering / leaving management is read from the information storage medium, and it is verified whether the personal information matches the preset entrance / exit conditions, and the electric lock of the electric lock is selected according to the matching result and the selected function. An electric lock control means for controlling locking and unlocking, and a room entrance / exit control device. 2. A display surface is divided into a plurality of functions associated with each other, selection keys corresponding to the plurality of related functions are provided near each of the divided display surfaces, and one of the plurality of functions is selected. A plurality of selecting means for selecting one of the functions according to the number of times the selection key is input and displaying the selected function on the divided display surface; and reading personal information for entering / leaving management from the information storage medium, An electric lock control means for checking whether or not the personal information matches a preset entry / exit condition, and controlling locking and unlocking of the electric lock according to the collation result and the selected function, and the personal information. And a means for transmitting information including the selected function to an external device, the entry / exit control device. 3. Display means for displaying a current operating state, and selecting means for selecting one function from a plurality of functions according to the number of key inputs and displaying the selected function on the display means. , Personal information for entry / exit management is read from an information storage medium including an IC card or a wireless card, and it is verified whether the personal information matches a preset entry / exit condition, and the verification result and the selected information are selected. And an electric lock control means for controlling locking and unlocking of the electric lock according to the function. 4. Display means for displaying a current operating state, and a selecting means for selecting one function from a plurality of functions according to the number of times of key input and displaying the selected function on the display means. A time and attendance management device comprising: personal information for attendance and attendance management read from an information storage medium; and means for collecting attendance and attendance data based on the read personal information. 5. A display surface is divided into a plurality of functions associated with each other, selection keys corresponding to the plurality of related functions are provided near each of the divided display surfaces, and one of the plurality of functions is selected. A plurality of selection means for selecting one of the functions according to the number of times the selection key is input, and displaying the selected functions on the divided display surface; and reading and reading personal information for attendance and attendance management from the information storage medium. A time and attendance management device comprising: means for collecting attendance and departure data based on the personal information. 6. Display means for displaying a current operation state, and selection means for selecting one function from a plurality of functions according to the number of times of key input and displaying the selected function on the display means. A time and attendance management device, comprising means for reading personal information for attendance and attendance management from an information storage medium including an IC card or a wireless card and collecting attendance and attendance data based on the read personal information. . 7. A room entry / exit management apparatus having a room entry / exit management function such as entry / exit and a time entry / exit management function such as attendance / leaving, and a display field for a plurality of items relating to entry / exit management such as entry / exit and attendance. And a display unit having a display column for a plurality of items related to attendance management such as leaving and leaving, and a selection means for selecting one of the plurality of items related to entry and exit management and the plurality of items related to attendance management. And select one item according to the number of operations of this selection means,
An entry / exit management apparatus, wherein the selected item is displayed by setting the display area of the selected item in a display state different from that of other areas. 8. A room entry / exit management apparatus having a room entry / exit management function such as entry / exit and a time entry / exit management function such as attendance / leave, etc., or a plurality of items relating to entry / exit management such as entry / exit, etc. A display section having a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns for displaying a plurality of items relating to attendance and attendance management, and arranged in one of the row direction or the column direction of the display section,
A selection key for selecting one of a plurality of display items in the row direction or the column direction, and one of the plurality of display items in the row direction or the column direction depending on the number of times the selection key is operated. The entry / exit management device is characterized in that the selected item is displayed by setting the display area of the selected item in a display state different from that of other areas.